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This article about the August 23, 2011, earthquake in Virginia, reports that the North Anna nuclear plant 12 miles from the quake''s epicenter was designed to withstand earthquakes only half as strong as the one that shook it. The article refers to the nuclear power plants in Fukushima that were damaged by the March 11 quake and tsunamis, and reports that earthquakes'' impact on nuclear power plants in the U.S. are currently receiving more attention since the disaster in Japan.
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Quake Shook U.S. Plant Twice as Hard as Design Allowed | Yahoo! News / Reuters
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This article about the August 23, 2011, earthquake in Virginia, reports that the North Anna nuclear plant 12 miles from the quake''s epicenter was designed to withstand earthquakes only half as strong as the one that shook it. The article refers to the nuclear power plants in Fukushima that were damaged by the March 11 quake and tsunamis, and reports that earthquakes'' impact on nuclear power plants in the U.S. are currently receiving more attention since the disaster in Japan.
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